Saw-vise.



W. T. SWAIN.

SAW VISE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 21, 1909.

954,148. I P filliled Apr- 5, 1910.

WILLIE T. SWAIN, OF GOSNELL, ARKANSAS.

SAW-VISE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1909.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

Serial No. 503,500.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIE T. SWAIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gosnell, in the county of Mississippi, State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Vises; and I dohereby declare the following to bee. full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to saw Vises and has special reference to a formof portable saw vise adapted to be used by lumbermen and others in thewoods.

One object of the invention is to improve the general construction ofdevices of this character so that they may be more readily carried fromplace to place.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means forsecuring such a device to the top of a stump or the like.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ingeneral of a saw vise having a foldable base with an improved form ofsecuring means attached thereto together with means to hold a sawremovably carried on the base.

The invention further consists in certain novel details of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, and specifically set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate likeparts in the several views, and :Figure 1 is a top plan view of a sawvise constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the sawholding members removed.

The body or base of this invention comprises two portions 10 and 11which are united by means of a hinge 12. These base members 10 and 11are provided with a series of screw threaded apertures 13 wherein areheld saw supporting members each comprising a body portion 14 havingasaw receiving slot 15 in the upper end thereof and a reducedscrewthreadedportion 16 on the lower end which enables the saw holdingmember to be readily atta bed to the base. To this end the saw hol ingmember is also made angular at the base so that it can be grasped by awrench.

full width of the base so that there is nodanger of splitting the same.When not in use or when it is desired to carry this vise from one pointto another the saw holding members are unscrewed and one of the basemembers folded on the other so that a very compact and readily portablepackage is thereby formed.

There has thus been provided a simple and eflicient device of the kinddescribed and for the purpose specified.

Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a saw vise, a pair of base members foldable one upon the other andeach provided with spaced screw threaded apertures; in combination withsaw holding members each provided with a slotted upper end, a reducedthreaded lower end adapted to fit the threaded apertures in the base,and an angular section immediately above the threaded portion to receivea wrench.

2. In a saw vise of the class described, a pair of base members hingedlyconnected and foldable one upon the other, a pair of eyes connectedrespectively to said base members, the base members being provided withsuitable apertures therefrom and each of said eyes comprising a singlestrip of metal having its median portion bent to substantially circularform, parallel portions on each side thereof extending through theaperture in the respective base member, and

laterally bent ends projecting over said base member and covering theentire width thereof, and an attaching hook engaged in each W. B.RAYBURN, B. A. LYNCH.

